The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-10-23
The Presidents Journey.


The President and Mrs. Cleveland arrived
at the White House early yesterday morn
ing. They were both in fine spirits and er-
cellent health after their remarkable jour
ney of three weeks, during which they
Travelled thousands of miles, visited many
cities and shook hands with tens of thou
sands Of people That the President is
pleased with his trip there is no doubt. 1t
was marred by no particularly unpleasant
! incident The weather for the greater part
of the time was all that could be desired
| and lie was welcomed everywhere with a
| heartineSs that must make him feel that his
| efforts to administer the government hon
! cstly, economically and for the benefit Of
| the whole people are not only understood
, but appreciated
Some of the Republican journals in
order to destroy the effect of his popularity.
! have asserted that he was welcomed only as
! other Presidents have been. and that his
journey was undertaken for the purpose of
improving his chances for a denomination.
1t is doubtless true that other Presidents
have been cheered, but no other President
| was ever greeted and cheered by such crowds
| siasm that was displayed everywhere
| along the route he Travelled was
a spontaneous acknowledgment by the
people that he is admin tering the great
trust that has been confded 10 his keeping
faithfully, intelligently and conscientiously.
Even his political opponents were glad to
honor hini-not because he is President, but
because he possesses the straightforward,
manly qualities which always command re-
spect.
The charge that his journey was under
taken for political purposes is certainly
without foundation 1t is not known that
he seeks denomination, and if he does he
had no reason to think that long journey
through the West and South was necessary
to assist him i'll getting it. He undertook
the journey because lie wanted 10
see some OF the Western and South
ern country. He had never been far
away from New York, and he very natur-
ally desired to see more of the great country
of which he is the Chief Executive. Origi-
nally he did not intend that the journey
should be a long one, or that it should
occupy more than a week. 50 manv invi-
tations, however, were sent him from cities
all over the country, and all were SO kind
and urgent, that he final.y decided upon the
programme which was so successfully and
happily completed yesterday.
Much has been said in the opposition
press of the speeches which he delivered
They were not great speeches and they did
not deal with political subjects. They were
just what the President intended they
should be. His purpose was not to talk
politics, but to shake hands with the people
The desire of the masses was not to hear
speeches from him, but TO see him, and to
show their appreciation of him. If he had
talked politics it would have been asserted
at once that he was electioneering for a sec
ond term, and party adherents, rather than
the people as a whole, would have had
the honor of welcoming him. The
President did what was wise under
the circumstances, and he has good
reason for being very well satisfied with
himself and his journey. He did not seek to
increase his popularity, but it is greater
than when he left Washington three weeks
ago